Day: April 18, 2019

NSCDC BOSS ASSURES OF A HITCH FREE EASTER CELEBRATION. The Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu assures of hitch free and peaceful Easter celebration. He made the call at the Corps National Headquarters, Abuja where he charged all state commands to ensure massive deployment of personnel to all nooks and crannies especially churches, market places, shopping malls, super markets, playing grounds and all places that are perceived to be soft target of attack by insurgents and dissidents. Gana celebrates with Christians and charged them…

A Federal High Court in Kano on Thursday nullified the candidature of former presidential aide, Kawu Sumaila, as the elected representative of Sumaila/Takai federal constituency of Kano in the House of Representatives. Sumaila, a former Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly matters, won the election last February on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The court, however, ordered the electoral commission, INEC, to recognise Shamsuddeen Dambazau as the APC candidate for the position. Dambazau, a son of the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, had…

A supervisor in the recently concluded UTME exams took to Twitter to narrate her embarrassing experience with the students she supervised, how many did not know how to use computers, with some seeing a computer for the first time in their lives. Read her Twits

Expands CCTV coverage area, reinforces patrols, profiles security personnel By Chinedu Eze Following rising cases of theft, including a recent robbery of a private jet waiting to take off after bandits accessed the airside of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, the federal government has reinforced the security apparatus at the nation’s airports, THISDAY has learnt. The new strategy, it was learnt, includes the expansion of areas covered by the Close-Circuit Television (CCTV), reinforcement of security team that patrols all areas of the airports, profiling of Aviation Security (AVSEC)…

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Okon Efut, who led the former Chief Justice of Nigeria Walter Onnoghen’s defence team at Thursday’s judgment proceedings of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, has indicated that the conviction of the former CJN would be appealed at the Court of Appeal. Speaking with journalists on the premises of the CCT after judgment was passed on his client on Thursday, Efut said, “We know that all is not over in this matter. The wheel of justice grinds slowly. It grinds slowly…

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the National New Minimum Wage bill, Daily Trust has reliably gathered. Sources in the State House told our correspondent that the president assented to the bill today Presidential adviser on National Assembly (Senate), Sen Ita Enang is being expected to brief the State House Correspondents on the development. Detail soon https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/exclusive-buhari-signs-new-minimum-wage-bill.html (Quote) (Report) (Like) (Share)

Former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio representing Akwa Ibom Northwest senatorial district has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the state of disobeying court order to allow him access to election materials. The Election Petition Tribunal, headed by its Chairman, Justice W.O Akanbi had on April 2 granted Senator Akpabio, the petitioner and applicant and his agents, including forensic experts, access to inspect and copy all electoral materials used in the senatorial election. Counsel to Senator Akpabio, Patrick Umoh disclosed that the electoral umpire in the state…

Director General of NAPTIP, Julie Dame Okah-Donli The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in collaboration with UK Aid have officially launched an initiative aimed at reducing human trafficking in Edo and Delta states. The event had the Director General of NAPTIP Dame Julie Okah-Donli and the Deputy Head of Office, Department for International Development (DFID) Nigeria, John Primrose, who represented the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Cationa Laing, in attendance. Also, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa…

The Katsina State Police Command on Wednesday, paraded a 14-year-old suspected female kidnapper alongside other suspects arrested for various crimes in the state. Spokesperson for the Command, SP Isah Gambo said that on April 11, based on credible intelligence, the Command raided a criminal hideout at Sabon Layin Sira village, Kafur LGA of Katsina state. “After a fierce encounter with the bandits, the Police team succeeded in dislodging them. A search was immediately carried out in the camp and the following exhibits were recovered: One Travor-21 Rifle No.38801176 Seventy nine…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a dismissed judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, at a Federal High Court in Lagos on the alleged fresh fraud charge. She was docked today before Justice Mohammed Aikawa on an 18-count charge bordering on corruption and unlawful enrichment by a public officer. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to 17 of the 18 counts in which her name was mentioned. The anti-graft agency could not produce her co-accused, Mr Godwin Obla, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN),…